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Japan to withdraw air troops from Iraq - Kyodo
11 Sep 2008 01:40:25 GMT
Source: Reuters
TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Japan has decided to withdraw its air troops from Kuwait, from where they have been flying supplies into Iraq in support of U.S.-led forces, Kyodo news agency said on Thursday.

Japan has about 210 air troops on the mission, which will be halted by the end of the year, the agency reported. (Reporting by Isabel Reynolds)


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Staffan de Mistura, United Nations representative in Iraq, waves to reporters after meeting Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the holy city of Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, September ...



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